The press release quotes GM Jarmo Kekalainen's explanation of the internal incident that led to the one-game "suspension":

"There are certain expectations and values that we have established for our players that define our culture," said Kekalainen. "An incident occurred in which Sergei failed to meet those expectations and values, so we made the decision that he would not be with the team for tonight's game. This is an internal matter and we will have no further comment at this time."

In inconsistent times for the Blue Jackets on the ice, this is surely not another piece of internal uneasiness they needed off the ice, along with Bobrovsky and Artemi Panarin's impending free agencies.